OUT BACK IN AUSTRALIA.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3929, 11 April 1929, Page 3

OUT BACK IN AUSTRALIA.

LETTER FROM EX-FOXTON RESIDENT.

By last Australian mail we received an interesting letter from Mr J. H. Reid, father of Mr H. Reid, of Foxton, who, with Mi’s Reid, is motoring through the various Australian states. The letter is sent from Alar a, Queensland, under date 31/3/29. At the time of writing the greater parts of New South Wales and Victoria had been traversed and the southern portion of Queensland. “We will how be travelling the greater part of this State and the far north so we are not expecting any winter this year,” writes Mr Reid. Continuing, Mr Reid states that the weather is still warn and (lies are a great pest. Snakes, lizards, and kangaroos were somewhat conlinen sights off the beaten track. Mr Reid shot a guanna which measured five feet from head to tail and about 15 inches in girth. “We do quite a lot of camping Us we have a sleeping car and auto tent, so we go as we please.” Mr Reid states that at present Queensland is looking at its best, with abundance of grass, “although,” lie adds, “I beliede in pai J ts off the southwest they are shifting stock for the want of feed.” The letter concludes: “This is a great country for storms. A few weeks ago we encountered a cloud burst, which converted the road into a river, the water rising to the engine of the car.” Both Mr and Mrs Reid are well and send greetings to Foxton friends.